Creation Sharing [editor Mod Download] Tsw 4 - Better Cooking Inside Editor And Easy Paking For Distribution V1.3

did anyone make a installation video?

 

I have, and also replaced everything

 

When you use Create mod, just put in the plugin name, don't click one of the big button options. They don't seem to work and cause that error, but there's no real need to select one. trainsimcz just to let you know the presets you can select in the Create Mod button throw the error emil#3734 has.

 

No video has been made. Where are you getting stuck? If you can let us know, we'll be able to point you in the right direction.

 

From the start. I put everything in the main TSW2MOD folder, then hit generate and it gets stuck after 2 minutes. I then go to copy and it seems to work but idk what to do after that.

 

Is the build suppose to fail? I'm seeing a uassest generate in the plugin folder but I still can't see it in game.

 

I think you need to look in the documents in the editor sub forum and get yourself familiar with how to set up the editor and how it all works. You sound to be well off track

 

I am well aware of how the editor works. I'm more concerned with how this tool is suppose to work.

 

All thats been fixed with version 1.1. He is not using probably the latest version which is now 1.2. http://www.trainsim.cz/?mod=article&showid=2742

This was fixed with version 1.1. You are probably using one of the first version. Right now, the latest version is 1.2 http://www.trainsim.cz/?mod=article&showid=2742 and it got that button fixed, already include required templates and plugin is created under Plugins folder. Just download that TSW4Editor-Cooking1.2.zip file.

 

If you haven't, open the readme.first file in notepad as this will give you details on installation. However, I'll try to summarise here:

1) Move any existing plugins you have made out of your TSW Editor folders (TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Plugins) and remove any mods you've installed in the game from the DLC folder (Train Sim World 4\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC) of your game install
2) Copy the files from the download to TrainSimWorld4MOD folder and allow it to overwrite.
3) Run generate.bat and let it run. It will be done when it stops giving any text and says something about GC (I can't remember the exact line). Close the command prompt window.
4) Run copy.bat
5) Put your plugins you've made back into your plugins folder for the editor and you can re-add your mods back to your game DLC folder
6) Run the editor with the starteditor.bat file, not through Epic Games Store
7) You'll see a button in your toolbar that says Cook Mod. Run that.
8) The cook may fail, but if you go into your plugin in File Explorer (TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Plugins\NameOfPlugin), go into the Saved folder inside it and navigate through until you get to a folder called Plugins (e.g. TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Plugins\NameOfPlugin\Saved\Cooked\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Plugins) with content inside, it's cooked correctly. If it does not and just has Metadata folder, you'll need to look at the Output Log in the editor as it may need some empty plugins creating to make it think you have certain DLC if you don't own them. This is a bug with the editor that DTG will fix as part of them adding cooking officially.
9) Run the TSW4EasyPaking.exe app to pack up your cooked plugin ready to put in your game's DLC folder.

This is a run down on how it works, if you have issues when cooking, look at the Output Log to see where it's saved the log files and attach them to a post here.

Hope this helps.

 

I am using that version.

I have another error: "UATHelper: Cooking TestCookRoute (Windows): ERROR: Missing D:\Programme\TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Binaries\Win64\TS2Prototype\Binaries\Win64\TrainSimWorldPublicEditor-Cmd.exe executable. Needs to be built first."
Why does that happen?

 

You need to launch the editor with the .bat file from the mod not the desktop icon. That solved it for me. If it’s still not working a reinstall should fix

 

Thanks, I am now having another error, but it has gotten a little bit better.

 

I cooked my first plugin wohooo, but its not working

 

Check the Output Log. It will probably say you're missing files from plugins (DLC) that you don't have in the game. Just make those plugins and leave them empty and then it'll work.

If you get issues naming them because you need to put a - (dash) in the name and normally followed by a number, make it without the dash, then close the editor. Go to the folder, rename it with the dash and then go inside the folder and edit the PluginName.uasset file in notepad, make sure you add the dash to the plugin name in that file. Save, open the editor, try again. Should then cook properly.

 

The generate bat file gets stuck here and doesnt move:
[2024.02.17-15.29.55:839][ 0]LogCook: Display: Creating asset registry

 

You have to wait a few minutes until asset registry is created.

 

Sorry correction, I just made a new timetable mod, and I keep getting this error in the output log:
UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): Running AutomationTool...
UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): An attempt was made to load an assembly from a network location which would have caused the assembly to be sandboxed in previous versions of the .NET Framework. This release of the .NET Framework does not enable CAS policy by default, so this load may be dangerous. If this load is not intended
to sandbox the assembly, please enable the loadFromRemoteSources switch. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155569 for more information.
UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.nLoadFile(String path, Evidence evidence)
UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFile(String path)
UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): at AutomationToolLauncher.Launcher.Run(String[] Arguments)
UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): BUILD FAILED

 

And when I run the pak it says it can't find the DLC folder.

 

UATHelper: Cooking GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay (Windows): ERROR: Plugin 'D:\Games\TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Plugins\DLC\GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay\GrandCentralCorridor_Route_Gameplay.uplugin' not found

 

Move your plugin from \Plugins\DLC to \Plugins.

 

Ok I figured it out, I have to make my own plugin to do it. Now that it's cooked and I used the pak file, where do I put the file so it shows up in game?

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Train Sim World 4\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC
or wherever you installed TSW.

 

still not showing up in game. do I need to unzip the pak file?

 

Yeah, so I put the pak file in the DLC folder and nothing is showing up. I've changed the train to see if it was the train, but it's not that either. The cook is going through successfully so I'm not sure what else to do.

 

See my post above, which I've quoted below for ease of access.

 

I don't see anything that says its missing, only this:

UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows): LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /GenericDiorama/Content/Scenery/GenericMaterials/Textures/T_MetalPlain_02_N from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin

 

There's also a lot of "unresolved package" warnings.

 

GerenicDiorama errors are to be expected. Please look at the end of the OutputLog when you try to cook. It'll tell you where the full log is. Find that and attach it to this thread. It'll be easier to find the error causing your issue by seeing the full log

 

Here you go:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp0Aa5oJT-waRvpM4OOPPF8dfSaKSd84/view?usp=sharing

 

Ok, so you have 2 options.

1) Go back to trainsimcz's website from the opening post, translate the website using Google and find the latest post about the cooking mod and download the zip that includes extra plugins.

or

2) Use my instructions above to create the following empty dummy plugins using the names below because the log shows it's trying to find plugins from DLC you don't have:

NYH_MNR_M3a
NYH_MNR_M7a
LIRR_M3
LIRR

This is the section from near the end of your log file that allowed me to see what the issue was:

Code:

[2024.02.17-17.11.33:912][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M3a/View/RVV_NYH_MNR_M3a-A_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:913][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M3a/View/RVV_NYH_MNR_M3a-B_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:913][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M3a/View/RVV_NYH_MNR_M3a_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:914][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M3a/Audio/RVA_NYH_MNR_M3a_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:914][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M7a/View/RVV_NYH_MNR_M7a_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M7a/View/RVV_NYH_MNR_M7a_Child1 from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /NYH_MNR_M7a/Simulation/RVM_NYH_MNR_M7a_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /LIRR_M3/Data/RailVehicleDefinition/RVD_LIRR_M3-A_2 from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /LIRR_M3/Data/Formation/LIRR_M3_Test from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /LIRR_M3/Simulation/RVM_LIRR_M3-A_Child from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /LIRR_M3/Simulation/RVM_LIRR_M3-A_Test from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:916][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /LIRR_M3_Gameplay/Formations/M3_2Car_2_Test from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.17-17.11.33:917][158]UATHelper: Cooking CustomStuff (Windows):   LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /LIRR/TestTimetable from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin

 

I have those DLC's but those are modifications I did that I forgot about. I'll delete them and generate a new assestreg.

 

Still no luck, here's the log file again:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp0Aa5oJT-waRvpM4OOPPF8dfSaKSd84/view?usp=sharing

 

What files do you have in your plugin. I can only see /CustomStuff/Timetable/ScheduleZ and /CustomStuff/ScheduleZ1. Did you simulate the timetable as you need DataTracks. Also you'll need a ContentManifest file. Finally what formations are you using in your timetable.

 

I have a timetable and content manifest in there. what else do I need? The formations are regular ones that the main DLC uses.

 

Have you simulated the timetable. In the editor in your timetable on the playback tab do you see something similar to below. If not you need simulate first by creating a bat file and paste the following,

@echo off

"D:/Games/TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Binaries\Win64\TrainSimWorldPublicEditor.exe" TS2Prototype -run=SimulateTimetable Timetable=/CustomStuff/Timetable/ScheduleZ

 

does it have to be in a specific folder or no?

 

No. I have mine on my desktop but you could put it in the TrainSimWorld4MOD folder. I have mine named Editor.bat.

It will stall for quite awhile (5-10 minutes) and could take hours to complete.

 

it finished, and it says this:
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:612][ 82]LogInit: Display: NOTE: Only first 50 warnings displayed.
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:612][ 82]LogInit: Display:
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:612][ 82]LogInit: Display: Failure - 1411 error(s), 2578 warning(s)
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:613][ 82]LogInit: Display:
Execution of commandlet took: 491.48 seconds
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:613][ 82]LogCore: Engine exit requested (reason: EngineExit() was called; note: exit was already requested)
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:616][ 82]LogExit: Preparing to exit.
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:660][ 82]LogScript: Warning: Script Msg: No world was found for object (None.None:None.None.RailVehiclePhysicsComponent0) passed in to UEngine::GetWorldFromContextObject().
[2024.02.17-22.02.42:660][ 82]LogOutputDevice: Warning:

 

Go to D:\Program Files\Epic Games\TrainSimWorld4MOD\TS2Prototype\Saved\Logs and open TS2Prototype.log. Search for "services completed". It should look like,

TS2Editor: Of 368 total services...
TS2Editor: 368 services completed
TS2Editor: 0 services were still running
TS2Editor: 0 services had not started
TS2Editor: Saving Master data track

Make sure all services complete otherwise the data track will not be created. If using layers, make sure there is no spaces in the layer name (ie. Layer 1 bad but Layer_1 good).

Finally in Windows Explorer go to your Timetable folder and see if there is a DataTracks folder and files inside. If yes to all, then playback will work and you can cook the timetable.

Just remember if you save your timetable, you have to re simulate it before cooking again.

Finally recommend reading Tutorial - Diagnosing Timetable Problems... | Dovetail Games Forums if you haven't.

 

Yup I've tried all of that and even looked at the problem thread, it still does not show up. But neither do the rest of my plugins either.

 

Well my only advice is to make sure the timetable simulates properly and the data tracks are created. Without that it won't work.

 

Hi All,

I have created a test timetable, the timetable has been simulated etc and appears to cook correctly using the in editor button however when I come to use the easy packing command the resulting .pak file is only 1kb and does not then load in the game (the obvious conclusion being there is little, if any, data in the .pak file).

Has anyone had this issue before?.

The cooking output log throws up a couple of errors including a few which appear to reference the SEH RHTT addon:

"UATHelper: Cooking WCLTimetable (Windows): LogUObjectGlobals: Warning: [AssetLog] Pak: F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Train Sim World 4\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC\TS2Prototype-WindowsNoEditor-SEH_DB_Class66.pak\gins\DLC\SEH_DB_Class66_Gameplay\Content\ScenarioDesigner\Formations\SEH_DB_66_RHTTx2.uasset: Failed to load '/SEH_NR_RHTT/Data/RVD
/RVD_SEH_NR_RHTT_TripleTank': Can't find file."

Could this be the reason the files are not packing properly?.

Thanks

 

That is probably your problem. Muff's latest version 1.2 http://www.trainsim.cz/?mod=article&showid=2742 has the required additional plugins. I've attached a copy that you can put in your plugin folder.

 

Look in the other thread I made to continue diagnosing the problem.

also, what’s something simple I can cook that can show up in the menu so I can figure out if it’s a timetable problem or a cooking problem?

 

Thanks CFTFC, that has removed the error relating to the SEH RHTT. Unfortunately I still only appear to be capable of creating a 1kb .pak file. I have tried a fresh install of the editor etc, reinstalling Muffs 1.2 latest cook version etc and creating a new test timetable plugin but I still only get the same 1.kb .pak file output.

I did notice I still get a number of "Warning: Could not resolve package" errors in the log file relating to "Niagra", "Generic Diorama" and "Engine". Could these be the issue?. Log file is here - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7e7o...type.log?rlkey=pnw3kvlarmkkxgylebm68yam2&dl=0

Sample lines from the log file below:

[2024.02.18-18.18.39:828][409]UATHelper: Coo0 IOWTest (Windows): LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /Engine/TemplateResources/MI_Template_BaseGray from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.18-18.18.39:828][409]UATHelper: Coo0 IOWTest (Windows): LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /Engine/TemplateResources/MI_Template_BaseGray_02 from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.18-18.18.39:829][409]UATHelper: Coo0 IOWTest (Windows): LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /Niagara/DynamicInputs/Math/ConeSphereIntersection from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.18-18.18.39:829][409]UATHelper: Coo0 IOWTest (Windows): LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /Niagara/DynamicInputs/Math/DeriveZ from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin
[2024.02.18-18.18.39:829][409]UATHelper: Coo0 IOWTest (Windows): LogCook: Warning: Could not resolve package /Niagara/DynamicInputs/Math/Floor_Float from ../../Releases/1.0/WindowsNoEditor/Metadata/DevelopmentAssetRegistry.bin

Thanks in advance.

 

My editor has stopped cooking files, in the output log it keeps saying:

UATHelper: Cooking Test (Windows): LogCook: Error: Engine or Game content ../../../TS2Prototype/Plugins/Blank_Test_Mod/Content/ContentManifest.uasset is being referenced by DLC!

and so on, does anyone know what is wrong? I have:

• made sure there are no mods in TSW4 DLC folder
• reinstalled editor and reapplied cooking patch
• verified the Steam Train Sim World 4 installation

My plugins were working a few hours ago but now despite not making any changes to them the editor won't cook anything any more

 

Cut your plugin out of the folder it lives in and dump it elsewhere, run the generate.bat again. Once it's saved the AssetRegistry, run the copy.bat and then paste the plugin back into the plugin folder. Try again and it should work.

As per the readme.first, you also have to remove your plugins out of your editor so it's back to the fresh installed state before generating your AssetRegistry.

If you had removed your plugin when you generated your asset registry, I can only think of suggesting you re-create your content manifest.

 

Those could not resolve warnings are normal. I don't see anything wrong with the log.

In Windows Explorer can you go to your plugin IOWTest. In the folder you should have 3 folders (Content, Resources, Saved). Open Saved, then Cooked - WindowsNoEditor - TS2Prototype - Plugins - IOWTest - Content. Do see something like below,